scholarly journals Distribution extension of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis Brooks & Mayes, 1980 (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae) in Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) (Myliobatiformes: Urotrygonidae) from Quintana Roo, México

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Monks ◽  
Griselda Pulido-Flores ◽  
Marcelo Lara-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Quintana Roo ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
The Caribbean

The collection of eight specimens of Acanthobothrium cartagenensis on the coast of Quintana Roo, México extends the geographic distribution of the species from the original locality (Cartagena, Colombia) to at least the northeastern limit of the Mexican coast of the Caribbean Sea.  The species is a parasite of Urobatis jamaicensis, a common stingray of the tropical western Atlantic.  This species has not been reported since the original description in 1980.

scholarly journals New host report for nematodes in a stranded short-snouted spinner dolphin Stenella clymene (Cetacea: Delphinidae) from the Mexican Caribbean coast

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Aguilar-Aguilar ◽  
A. Delgado-Estrella ◽  
R. Moreno-Navarrete
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Nematode Species ◽  
Quintana Roo ◽  
New Host ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Mexican Caribbean ◽  
Spinner Dolphin ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

AbstractOne short-snouted spinner dolphin Stenella clymene individual stranded on the coast of Quintana Roo, Mexico, was examined for stomach and lung nematodes. During necropsy, a large number of nematodes of the species Skrjabinalius guevarai were found in the airways. Additionally, some larval Anisakis sp. were found in the stomach. Both nematode species are reported for the first time from this host. The present is the first helminthological study of the short-snouted spinner dolphin in Mexico and adjacent waters of the Caribbean Sea. S. guevarai is reported for the first time from the western Atlantic Ocean.

scholarly journals The caridean shrimps of the genus Lysmata Risso, 1816 (Decapoda: Lysmatidae) from Madagascar collected during the Atimo-Vatae expedition: a new species and two new records

2021 ◽  
Vol 774 ◽  
pp. 155-177
Author(s):  
Hossein Ashrafi ◽  
J. Antonio Baeza ◽  
Zdeněk Ďuriš
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
Phylogenetic Studies ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
De Man ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The present study focuses on shrimps belonging to the genus Lysmata Risso, 1816, collected from Madagascar during the Atimo Vatae expedition carried out in 2010. Lysmata malagasy sp. nov. is a new species belonging to the clade named “long accessory ramous” or “cosmopolitan” in previous phylogenetic studies. The new species can be distinguished from the only two other representatives of this group in the Indo-west Pacific, L. ternatensis De Man, 1902, and L. trisetacea (Heller, 1861), by the accessory ramus of the lateral antennular flagellum consisting of four elongated articles. Lysmata lipkei Okuno & Fiedler, 2010 is reported here from Madagascar with a remarkable extension of its known range after its original description from Japan. This species has also been reported from Singapore and, as alien species, from Brazil. Lastly, L. kuekenthali De Man, 1902 known from numerous localities in the Indo-West Pacific biogeographic area, is reported for the first time from Madagascar. Results of the present morphological and molecular analyses suggest that L. hochi Baeza & Anker, 2008 from the Caribbean Sea is a synonym of the Indo-West Pacific L. kuekenthali, and thus the latter species is alien in the western Atlantic.

The larval, juvenile, and adult stages of the Caribbean goby, Coryphopterus kuna (Teleostei: Gobiidae): a reef fish with a pelagic larval duration longer than the post-settlement lifespan

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2346 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
BENJAMIN C. VICTOR ◽  
LOURDES VASQUEZ-YEOMANS ◽  
MARTHA VALDEZ-MORENO ◽  
LESLIE WILK ◽  
DAVID L. JONES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pelagic Larval Duration ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Quintana Roo ◽  
Larval Duration ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Dorsal Fin ◽  
Pelagic Larvae ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Southern Florida ◽  
San Andres

Additional larval, juvenile, and adult specimens and live photographs of the Caribbean Kuna Goby, Coryphopterus kuna, expand the known geographic range for the species and allow a comprehensive description of all the life stages for this recently-discovered species, including age and growth estimates from daily otolith increments. The Kuna Goby is found widely throughout the tropical western Atlantic, including southern Florida, Quintana Roo on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Panama, San Andres Island, Bonaire, and Guadeloupe. The additional specimens indicate that C. kuna has a pelvic frenum and that females have a black flag on the outer portion of the first two spinous dorsal-fin membranes, while males have a dark stripe along the mid-length of the spinous dorsal fin. The development of melanophores on pelagic larvae through the transition to settled juvenile is described. The Kuna Goby is a notably small goby: larvae settle around 7–9 mm SL, adults mature at 10–11 mm SL and then only attain about 17 mm SL. Kuna Gobies settle after a 60-day pelagic larval life, and mature rapidly. They are reproductive in as few as three weeks and live for about two months after settlement. This is the first reported fish in which the pelagic larval duration is generally longer than the post-settlement lifespan.

The shrimp genus Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Alpheidae) in the tropical western Atlantic, with description of five new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2372 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARTHUR ANKER
Keyword(s):  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Coarse Sand ◽  
Shallow Waters ◽  
Coral Rubble ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Turks And Caicos Islands ◽  
New Localities ◽  
Soft Bottoms ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Alpheid Shrimp

The present study examines the diversity of the alpheid shrimp genus Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955 in the western Atlantic. Five species are described from the shallow waters of the Caribbean Sea: Salmoneus hispaniolensis sp. nov., from the southern coast of the Dominican Republic; S. camaroncito sp. nov. from Panama and Honduras; S. armatus sp. nov. from Panama; S. degravei sp. nov. from Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Tobago; and S. wehrtmanni sp. nov. from Panama, Honduras, Mexico (Yucatan) and Tobago. In addition, S. ortmanni (Rankin, 1898) is reported from new localities in Panama and Costa Rica; S. carvachoi Anker, 2007 from Mexico (Yucatan) and the Brazilian states of Pernambuco and Paraíba; S. cavicolus Felder & Manning, 1986 from Turks and Caicos Islands; and S. setosus Manning & Chace, 1990 from Mexico (Yucatan). Most specimens were collected at shallow depths (0.5–2 m), on soft bottoms ranging from mudsilt to coarse sand mixed rubble, under rocks or coral rubble; S. degravei sp. nov. appears to be associated with burrows of the callianassid ghost shrimp, Neocallichirus grandimana (Gibbes, 1850).

Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the cave-adapted shrimp genus Typhlatya (Atyidae) in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic

2007 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 071009214220003-??? ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca L. Hunter ◽  
Michael Scott Webb ◽  
Thomas M. Iliffe ◽  
Jaime R. Alvarado Bremer
Keyword(s):  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Historical Biogeography ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
The Caribbean

Fruits and flowers of the invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea in the Caribbean Sea

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelcie L. Chiquillo ◽  
Paul H. Barber ◽  
Demian A. Willette
Keyword(s):  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Native Range ◽  
Native Population ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Invasive Range ◽  
First Report ◽  
Halophila Stipulacea ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Survey Effort

Abstract While the seagrass Halophila stipulacea reproduces both sexually and asexually in its native range, reproduction is largely asexual in its invasive range in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean Seas. Here we make the first report of fruit-bearing H. stipulacea in the Caribbean. Although the lack of reports of H. stipulacea fruit could be the consequence of past survey effort, multiple recent reports of both flowers and fruit across the invasive range strongly suggest that introductions of H. stipulacea in the tropical western Atlantic and Caribbean included both sexes of this dioecious seagrass. This finding may have important implications for the future dispersal, survival, and maintenance of the non-native population.

Uroptychus nitidus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880) and related species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Chirostylidae) from the western Atlantic

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4221 (3) ◽  
pp. 251
Author(s):  
KEIJI BABA ◽  
MARY K. WICKSTEN
Keyword(s):  
Related Species ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Smithsonian Institution ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Straits Of Florida ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Comparative Zoology ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Squat Lobsters

Eight species of squat lobsters of the genus Uroptychus are reported from the western Atlantic based on the collections of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, the Smithsonian Institution and Texas A&M University. Uroptychus nitidus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880) is reviewed and redescribed, with a syntype taken at Blake Station 200 off Martinique designated as the lectotype. Uroptychus alphonsei n. sp. is named for U. nitidus variety C Chace, 1942, U. fenneri n. sp. for U. nitidus variety A Chace, 1942, and U. janiceae n. sp. for U. nitidus variety B Chace, 1942; U. lindae n. sp. is described on the basis of specimens collected by the Alaminos in the Caribbean Sea off northern Columbia; U. rafai n. sp. is described based on a sole specimen taken from the Straits of Florida; U. reedae n. sp. is described from among the syntypes of U. nitidus; and U. uncifer (A. Milne-Edwards, 1880) is redescribed to elaborate on its specific status, with the designation of lectotype from Blake Station 299 off the coast of Barbados. The number of species of Uroptychus from the western Atlantic now stands at 21. A key to these species is provided. 

A Cryptic Invasion in the Western Atlantic: Presence of the Fouling Barnacle Megabalanus zebra (Darwin, 1854) (Crustacea, Cirripedia) in the Caribbean Sea

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4237 (1) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
FABIO BETTINI PITOMBO ◽  
JUDITH GOBIN ◽  
NIVIA MARIA NUNES ABREU ◽  
ALANA JUTE
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Ship Hulls ◽  
Western Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Cryptic Invasion ◽  
Southern Caribbean ◽  
Natural Range ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Delayed Recognition

The barnacle Megabalanus zebra is largely known from ship hulls, with little information on its biology, ecology, and natural range. We identify M. zebra here from the southern Caribbean, based upon specimens collected as early as 2002. Challenges associated with identifying megabalinine species have delayed recognition of this species as distinct from other Caribbean Megabalanus. Sequenced material of M. zebra from Curaçao did not match M. zebra GenBank sequences that could be verified by descriptions or vouchered material. The presence of young M. zebra on vessels that have not left the Caribbean, as well as on pier pilings and resident buoys, indicate that this species is established in the tropical Western Atlantic Ocean, but the timing of its invasion remains unknown.  

scholarly journals PRIMER REGISTRO DE ANORMALIDADES EN LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL DE UN TIBURON CAPTURADO EN EL CARIBE COLOMBIANO

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iván Rey Carrasco ◽  
Ricardo Alvarez León
Keyword(s):  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Caribbean

The S deformation of the backbone of a shark (Carcharhinidae: Carcharhinus) is reported for the irst time in the Caribbean Sea and this is apparently the third record of the anomaly in the genus in the western Atlantic.

scholarly journals NEW RECORDS OF THE DISTINCTIVE BENTHIC DINOFLAGELLATE GENUS Cabra (DINOPHYCEAE)

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
F. Gómez ◽  
R. M. Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Light Microscopy ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
New Records ◽  
Morphological Variability ◽  
Caribbean Sea ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

The benthic dinoflagellate genus Cabra is reported for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea and the South Atlantic Ocean, with additional records in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Asian coasts. Cabra aremorica is reported for the first time after the original description. However, these records should be considered cautiously because the distinction between Cabra aremorica and C. reticulata is difficult based on routine light microscopy observations. It is uncertain whether there is a high intraspecific morphological variability or several co-occurring undescribed species. Cabra levis, a species recently described, is reported for first time beyond the type locality. Nuevos registros del distintivo género de dinoflagelado bentónico Cabra (Dinophyceae) El dinoflagelado bentónico del géneroCabrase describe por primera vez en el Mar Mediterráneo y el Océano Atlántico Sur, con registros adicionales en el Mar Caribe y las costas orientales de Asia. Cabra aremorica se cita por primera vez después de la descripción original. Sin embargo, estos registros deben ser considerados con cautela porque la distinción entre Cabra aremorica y C. reticulata es difícil basándose solo en observaciones rutinarias de microscopía óptica. No está claro si existe una alta variabilidad morfológica intra-específica o si existen varias especies no descritas que coexisten. Cabra levis, una especie recientemente descrita, se describe por primera vez más allá de su localidad tipo.

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